Heat-deflecting cover for firearm
Active Publication Date: 2020-02-13
JELIS
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The patent text describes a method to reduce heat haze in a firearm's line of sight. The method involves adding a cover to a firearm barrel that contains sights. The cover can also house a suppressor or just the barrel itself. The cover is designed to laterally align with the sights and has intake and exhaust ports. The method involves firing the firearm at a sufficient rate over a sufficient duration to heat the barrel and generate heat haze. The heated air is then vented out of the exhaust ports, making the line of sight clearer. The technical effect of this method is to reduce heat haze and make the firearm more comfortable and reliable.
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Because firearm sights (for example, iron sights, optical sights, or others) are typically laterally aligned with and vertically offset above barrels, the heat haze often distorts shooters' views of targets, thereby decreasing shooting accuracy.
When heated to sufficiently high temperatures for sufficient durations, however, barrels or suppressors can incur damage (for example, warping, cracking, or others).
Accordingly, because typical covers or wraps slow the rates of heat flow from the barrels or suppressors, typical covers or wraps increase the likelihood that the barrels or suppressors incur damage when rapidly firing for a given duration.
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[0036]The various embodiments now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof and show, by way of illustration, specific example embodiments by which the invention may be practiced. The embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the embodiments to those skilled in the art. Among other things, the various embodiments may be methods, systems, or devices. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
[0037]Throughout the specification and claims, the following terms take the meanings explicitly associated herein, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The phrase “in one embodiment” as used herein does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, though ...
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Embodiments are directed to a cover for firearm barrels and / or suppressors. The cover may include a cover body that is sized and dimensioned to house a barrel or suppressor of a firearm having one or more sights. The body may have a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The body may be coupleable to the firearm below the one or more sights. The body may have one or more intake ports that are disposed in the lower portion of the body. The body may have one or more exhaust ports that are disposed in the upper portion of the body and that are laterally spaced apart from the one or more sights when the body is coupled to the firearm.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15 / 948,872, entitled “Heat-Deflecting Suppressor Cover for Firearm,” filed Apr. 9, 2018. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 483,780, entitled “Heat-Deflecting Suppressor Cover for Firearm,” filed Apr. 10, 2017. Both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This application relates to covers for firearm barrels and suppressors and, more particularly, yet not exclusively, covers that guide heated air away from shooters' lines of sight to targets.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]When firearms are rapidly fired, the burning propellant gases typically heat the barrels (and suppressors if so equipped) to high temperatures. When heated to high temperatures, the barrels or suppressors often sufficiently heat the air around the barrels to generate heat haze that emanates upward along the...
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CPCF41A21/30F41A21/24F41A21/32
Inventor THOMPSON, JESSE BRIANPETERSON, TARROL WALKER
Owner JELIS